It’s the one weekend per year where IND gets some racing to talk about, as the Grade 3 IND Derby takes place. This is the 13th year that the race has been carded, and it has seen some very good winners in its history, including but not limited to Edwin Drood and Wahpekute Sioux.
Grade III
Seven Head to the Gate for The Manila
The Manila (Grade 3)- $200.000 PurseSAR- For Three Year OldsOne Mile on the Inner TurfJuly 4, 2025 For the first time in its history, the Manila is being contested at SAR, thanks in part to the earlier opening date of… Read More ›
The Cornhusker, Not Much Like a Handicap, May Have a Beetle in Front at the End
The PRM Cornhusker Handicap – Grade IIIPRM Race #1 1 1/8m Dirt Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Pop Up Rampage Stable Rosario J 118 — A Handicap ay, well this one race winner is carrying… Read More ›
Almost a Five Horse Dead Heat in Daytona Stakes
Daytona Stakes – Grade III6 1/2 Furlongs Turf Stake Purse $100.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st= Teen Angel Party Nakamura Stables Hernandez J J Well this race had HRP stamped all over it as what looked like a… Read More ›
Shericka Holds Off Nicolette to Win The DEL Oaks
While the rain made MTH muddy and soft, just a couple hours away at DEL we were fast and firm for the running of the Grade 3 DEL Oaks. The race would see a very close finish at the wire, with Shericka getting the win by a head over second place Nicolette.
My Princess Em Beats a Queen in The Eatontown Stakes
It would be a royal 1-2 finish in the Grade 3 Eatontown Stakes as My Princess Em knocked off Yesterdays Queen to grab the win. The turf course would be downgraded all the way to soft for the race, but it would not lead to any scratches.
Disciplinary Punishes the Field in The Salvator Mile
We would see rain on Saturday at MTH, and it would leave the main track muddy for the day of racing. That would not lead to any scratches in the Salvator Mile, as all nine of our runners would brave the elements and made their way to the starting gate. Taking home the win in wire to wire fashion would be Disciplinary, for Nakamura Stables
Daytona Stakes Is a Race of Intrigue.
Daytona Stakes – Grade IIISA Race #2 6 1/2f Turf Graded StakePurse $100.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Penal Hockey Party Maxmillion Farm Maldonado E A year or two ago I wouldn’t be looking elsewhere for a winner… Read More ›
Reorganize Should Be Right at Home in The Eatontown Stakes
We’ll see a field of seven fillies and mares in the 19th running of the Grade 3 Eatontown Stakes. This turf race has been a Grade 3 since inception, and has seen it’s $150.000 remain mostly constant since the beginning, although there was a brief period where it was only $100.000.
The Salvator Mile Should Be a Great Race
Heading to MTH this Saturday for the 19th running of the Salvator Mile, a smaller Grade 3 that will run for a $150.000 purse. Back in the day, this is a race was that dominated by Australia Wide, as the trainer won four in a row between 2008 and 2011, with horses like Whats Up and Madhouse.